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Exhibitors. We're sure you'll find each of these video segments fascinating and
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At a time of record oil and gas prices, and increasing concerns about
energy security and climate change, the Plug-In 2008 Conference &
Exposition opened in San Jose, Calif., to showcase the latest
technological advances, market research and policy initiatives shaping the
future of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) – a future
that’s just a short drive away.

The three-day international conference brings together automotive
manufacturers, component suppliers, electric utilities, government
agencies, academia, the environmental community and others to address the
most current technical research, the business case for PHEVs, the impact of
current policies and regulations, and clean-tech entrepreneurs’ ideas
to enhance and expand the PHEV market. In addition, the exposition floor
features approximately 35 exhibitors displaying plug-in and pure electric
vehicles, as well as the latest innovations associated with PHEVs and
supporting electricity infrastructure.

“With the California Air Resources Board now requiring automakers
to produce for the state’s roads either 25,000 zero-emission vehicles
(ZEVs) by 2014 or about 7,500 ZEVs and 58,000 PHEVs – requirements
with national implications – this is the right time for a gathering
with a focus on plug-in technology that represents one of the most viable
near-term ways to get to a greener future,” said Tom Turrentine,
director of the Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center at the
University of California, Davis (one of the Plug-In 2008 event
organizers).